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Houses Revisited: Karori House I

Houses Revisited: Karori House I

Posted: 22 Mar 2019

An alteration to a Wellington house responds to the owners’ needs while discreetly experimenting with form and space.

The room: Nocenco Café

The room: Nocenco Café

Posted: 21 Mar 2019

A quest to create something new and iconic in a town populated by colonial-style buildings resulted in this unique space.

'A piece of sculpture': Tasman View House

‘A piece of sculpture’: Tasman View House

Posted: 20 Mar 2019

A Japanese engawa – or porch – captures the panoramic view of Tasman Bay into this home’s sculptural, nautical form.

Outside opinion: Christchurch central library

Outside opinion: ChCh central library

Posted: 19 Mar 2019

Barnaby Bennett and Jessica Halliday give perspective on the exterior architecture of Tūranga, the new ChCh central library.

Prussia meets Persia: Berlin villa

Prussia meets Persia: Berlin villa

Posted: 18 Mar 2019

Privacy and community, work and play, contemplation and collaboration are all themes explored in this 1887 German villa.

Houses Revisited: Tilt Panel House

Houses Revisited: Tilt Panel House

Posted: 15 Mar 2019

Explore a Nelson house deriving from the investigation into the opportunities afforded by concrete tilt panel construction.

Creating a journey: Ridge House

Creating a journey: Ridge House

Posted: 13 Mar 2019

A ridge line retreat on Waiheke Island takes visitors on a considered journey of panoramic views.

Hot House: Lindis Lodge

Hot House: Lindis Lodge

Posted: 11 Mar 2019

Though not exactly a house, the residential world can learn a lot from the luxury lodge’s ‘blend into nature’ attitude.

Houses Revisited: Brynderwyn House

Houses Revisited: Brynderwyn House

Posted: 8 Mar 2019

We look back at this 2010 house in Northland. Suggestive of a refined barn, it serves as a place to watch over one’s land.

Tai Tapu: A garden with a purpose

Tai Tapu: A garden with a purpose

Posted: 7 Mar 2019

A landscape architect-turned-sculptor and her psychiatrist husband have used native plants to create an engaging garden.

Garden spirit: Project Nymph

Garden spirit: Project Nymph

Posted: 6 Mar 2019

This Victorian terrace house in Melbourne brings the gardens inside, creating a nourishing and restful backdrop for life.

Nelson Centre of Musical Arts

Nelson Centre of Musical Arts

Posted: 26 Feb 2019

An historic provincial concert hall and new teaching and rehearsal spaces draw talent and visitors from around the world.

Multigenerational bach: The Pines

Multigenerational bach: The Pines

Posted: 25 Feb 2019

From the new book, Patterson: Houses of Aotearoa: we celebrate a beautiful beachside bach by Andrew Patterson.

Black triangle: Platform House

Black triangle: Platform House

Posted: 22 Feb 2019

Responding to its tricky triangular block, this house is an inversion of the traditional two-storey home.

Cinderella: Lower Hutt Civic Precinct

Cinderella: Lower Hutt Civic Precinct

Posted: 20 Feb 2019

Justine Harvey gives a brief history of the ‘Cinderella City’ and Julia Gatley explores its recent rejuvenation.

Island time: Fiji home

Island time: Fiji home

Posted: 18 Feb 2019

With sparkling waters on one side and lush mountains on the other, this house is the stuff tropical dreams are made of.

Painterly yet practical: B&B Residence

Painterly yet practical: B&B Residence

Posted: 13 Feb 2019

This precisely curated extension to a Queensland home responds to the intensity of the sun and evokes a sense of calm.

Taihape works to shake off its 'gumboot' image

Taihape shakes off its ‘gumboot’ image

Posted: 8 Feb 2019

Locals want everyone to know there’s a lot more to tempt tourists into this settlement than an affinity with rubber boots.

Ground control: Rocket Lab

Ground control: Rocket Lab

Posted: 7 Feb 2019

Rocket Lab’s new Auckland headquarters boasts a good dollop of theatre, science fiction and the very serious business of sending satellites into space. We set out to discover how its interior design copes with the very unique brief.

Unapologetically suburban: Binary House

Unapologetically suburban: Binary House

Posted: 5 Feb 2019

A Sydney home subverts the physical and conceptual limitations of an “unapologetically suburban” setting.

At home with Sabine Marcelis

At home with Sabine Marcelis

Posted: 4 Feb 2019

Step inside the converted-warehouse Rotterdam home of this Dutch-New Zealand rising industrial design star.

Shack sophisticate: PR House

Shack sophisticate: PR House

Posted: 30 Jan 2019

This new beach house is an elegant and respectful re-imagining of the original modernist shack that once stood on the site.

Party out the back: Auckland villa

Party out the back: Auckland villa

Posted: 28 Jan 2019

This Ponsonby home was renovated with the hope of maximising the social and entertainment potential of its garden area.

Hot House: Melbourne hiro-en

Hot House: Melbourne hiro-en

Posted: 21 Jan 2019

This home in Melbourne’s Barrington blurs the spatial boundaries between inside and out.

The third place: Tūranga

The third place: Tūranga

Posted: 17 Jan 2019

Christchurch’s new central library welcomes all and inspires the pursuit of knowledge.

Sensory experience: Mosman House

Sensory experience: Mosman House

Posted: 14 Jan 2019

This abode draws the eye to the celebrated view while inspiring a tactile connection to the interior of the house.

Southern solitude: Bruny Island Cabin

Southern solitude: Bruny Island Cabin

Posted: 7 Jan 2019

Built as an escape from everyday life, this cabin celebrates the Tasmanian landscape and is a reminder of simple pleasures.

Best of 2018: Top five commercial projects

Best of 2018: Top commercial projects

Posted: 20 Dec 2018

A look back at our most popular commercial projects in New Zealand of 2018.

Best of 2018: Top five houses

Best of 2018: Top five houses

Posted: 19 Dec 2018

As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of the best New Zealand houses of the year.

An elegant solution: Bellevue Hill House IV

Elegant solution: Bellevue Hill House IV

Posted: 17 Dec 2018

This large but nuanced house by Popov Bass in Sydney is an exemplar of complex architectural problem-solving.

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